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Takeover Programme Manager - Oxford Journals Salary in the region of £35,000 to £43,000 depending on skills and experience. About Us Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford, which furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford Journals is a major international publisher of academic and research journals, publishing and developing over 240 titles. About the Role We are looking to recruit a Takeover Programme Manager to be responsible for the successful launch of new journals joining the prestigious Oxford Journals list. New journals can come about as a result of a new product launch, a purchase of an existing journal, or a new agreement to publish on behalf of a learned society. Key responsibilities include: * The further development of the takeover methodology for all new Oxford Journals; * Managing the takeover groups for each new journal, co-ordinating the international resources required to ensure that the new journal is launched successfully; * Communicating progress to all key stakeholders; identifying online development which needs to take place to deliver new journal's requirements; * Delivering the new products to the agreed time, scope, and budget. Reporting to the Operations Director this is a high profile position requiring daily communication at Board level. About you The successful candidate must have: * Excellent project/programme management skills * Excellent communication skills * The ability to work with colleagues at all levels in an influencing capacity * The ability to deliver on key projects against specification * Strong IT, finance and analytical skills. * Experience of staff and team management * Proven experience of budget management Desirable: * Broad knowledge of the journals publishing process * Formal project/programme management qualification To apply please visit http://ukjobs.oup.com Closing date: 5 February 2010 ........................................................................... Charlotte Capanni | Head of Marketing Oxford Journals | Oxford University Press Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP | UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 353384 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 353835 Email: [log in to unmask] For information about Oxford Journals, please go to www.oxfordjournals.org Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OxfordJournals Oxford University Press (UK) Disclaimer This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information for the intended purpose only. OUP does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author only and not of OUP. If this email has come to you in error, please delete it, along with any attachments. Please note that OUP may intercept incoming and outgoing email communications. lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org/serials UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn